Practicing Medical Skills in a Small Clinic

But no one dares to violate hospital regulations. When you receive a consultation request, you have to go.

That’s why many doctors complain that inviting doctors from other departments for a consultation is like inviting ancestors.

Not only do you have to wait a long time for someone to come, but the one who comes might just be a nobody.

The key is that the other person pulls a long face and speaks in an irritating manner.

Professor Wu is an experienced veteran in orthopedic surgery, and his attitude towards patients is "the less trouble, the better."

This patient has definitely had chronic intestinal obstruction for quite some time.

But it wasn’t detected before the operation.

This is due to inadequate preoperative examination.

The patient himself might not even know he has this condition.

If we talk about medical responsibility, if something goes wrong with the patient, the hospital will definitely bear responsibility.

Ultimately, the blame would certainly fall on Professor Wu.

"Professor Wu, I can’t give you a definite answer on this. But with chronic intestinal obstruction like this, there might be no issue before the surgery, but if symptoms worsen post-operation and aren’t dealt with promptly, it could quickly develop into a severe condition, possibly even leading to many unforeseen complications."

Li Jingsheng’s experience is limited, so this is the only opinion he can offer.

"Is it really that serious?"

Professor Wu’s tone already carried a hint of fear.

"Encounters with patients like this one are bound to bring bad luck. Anyway, I’d better invite a gastroenterologist over for a joint diagnosis and treatment. Thank you, Dr. Li, goodbye."

After hanging up the phone, he was probably busy finding a gastroenterologist for help.

Li Jingsheng didn’t bother with it any further and continued diagnosing and treating his patients.

During the lunch break, Director Zhang from cardiothoracic surgery sent him a message.

"The pathology results for the pulmonary tumor patient are out."

He quickly sent over a biopsy report image.

It turned out to be a hamartoma.

Upon seeing the pathology results, Li Jingsheng felt inexplicably relieved and breathed a sigh of relief for that timid patient.

A pulmonary hamartoma is a relatively rare benign tumor that typically doesn’t become malignant.

If completely removed, it generally doesn’t recur.

"The patient’s postoperative drainage and recovery are going well. Would the young man be interested in attending a surgery around 7:40 this evening?"

Director Zhang extended a new surgical invitation to him.

This indicated satisfaction with Li Jingsheng’s performance in the previous surgery.

"No problem, I’ll be there on time. Thank you, Director Zhang, for nurturing me."

Li Jingsheng agreed readily.

Following an elite surgical team like that of Director Zhang’s, one can learn a lot of surgical experience and skills.

It even includes many methods for dealing with emergencies.

It greatly aids in improving his medical skills.

Under normal circumstances, as a doctor in the orthopedic department, he wouldn’t qualify to participate in cardiothoracic surgery.

Even if they needed chest-opening and bone-cutting assistance and had to invite an orthopedic doctor, they wouldn’t invite him.

Clearly, this shows Director Zhang’s intention to nurture him.

"Stay safe on your way."

Director Zhang advised, and didn’t bother him anymore.

He must have been busy.

Director doctors are generally particularly busy.

Clinical doctors, attending physicians, and below, operate at one level. Their busyness is clinical.

After reaching associate senior, they can somewhat detach from basic daily clinical tasks. They rarely need to deal with chores like changing dressings, collecting test reports, or sending samples.

But the research duties of the associate senior level bear down on them. That’s the time to choose a major direction and start delving deeply into one’s area of expertise to make innovations or even groundbreaking achievements.

Attending physicians or resident doctors are expected to learn and progress by following in others’ footsteps.

Walking the already-tread path.

Upon reaching deputy chief physician, they’ve ascended the peaks of their field, having walked all the paths paved by predecessors. To move forward, they must explore and forge a new path.

Even taking a small step is considered a success.

Director Zhang is now a chief physician and the head of the cardiothoracic surgery department, so one can imagine how busy he is.

After finishing the chat with Director Zhang, Li Jingsheng sent a message to Ou Qinglan.

"Probably still sleeping, lazybones!"

No response.

Sure enough, still sleeping.

She had night duty yesterday, and because of a sudden case, she should have been able to hand over at eight but ended up extending until after nine.

It really upset her.

She sent several messages to Li Jingsheng to vent.

Li Jingsheng was busy diagnosing patients at the time, so he could only hurriedly send a hugging emoji to comfort her.

He really didn’t have time for romance.

At this moment, she’s probably sleeping soundly.

After sending a message to his girlfriend, Li Jingsheng looked up at Gu Xiaoqian.

"Xiaoqian, are you managing with the packing and shipping?"

"Not really! Whether it’s handling after-sales info or packing and shipping, they all have time limits. If it weren’t for Sister Tang and the others helping these past few days, I wouldn’t have been able to manage."

Gu Xiaoqian then chuckled and said, "But this busy job is quite friendly to me, as it’s already helped me lose over 400 grams in just a few days. I’ve never dared to take those weight-loss pills, nor could I afford them. Now I can work, earn money, and lose weight – killing two birds with one stone."

Her family is well-off.

They’re old residents of Jiangli City, owning a house and land beneath it.

Their location isn’t bad either.

When it comes time for redevelopment, they could become rich overnight.

Even without redevelopment, they can rent out part of their house.

Unfortunately, the ground floor is an old villa-style setup, with a small yard at the back, tucked away in an alley. Otherwise, they could rent out the ground floor as a storefront, which would fetch much higher rent than residential rent.